Bottle-washing machine.



No. 708,32l. Patented Sept. 2, I902.

' W; J. CUNNINGHAM.

-BOTTL E WASHING MACHINE I (Applicati9n fllgfi l'l ar. 1; 1902.)

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Patented Sept. 2, I902.

' W. J. CUNNINGHAM. BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE.

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YNE NORRIS PEYERS co, Pnmmumm. WASHINGTON 0. c4

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WILLIAM J. CUNNINGHAM, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE-WASHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 708,321, dated September 2, 1902.

Application filed March 1,1902. Serial No. 96,245- (No model.)

revolving the bottles.

It further consists of means for conveying water or other cleansing material to the interior of the bottle and for automatically controlling the flow thereof. I

It further consists of providing means for imparting a reciprocating motion to the bottles with respect to the holders thereof.

It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of a bottle-washing machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a sectional view on line so as, Fig. 1, showing a portion of the device broken away. Fig. 3 represents a similar section, showing the means for imparting bottle-washing machine having a tank B,

which is adapted to contain or receive suitable cleansing material and which is provided with journals 0, which are provided with oilcups D for evident purposes. Mounted in one of said journals is a shaft E, to which motion is imparted in any suitable manner, in the present instance by means of power applied to the sprocket-wheel F, which is keyed thereto, said shaft having secured thereto or forming part thereof a plate G, which latter is provided with any number of passages or ports II, in which are secured pipes J, which pro- Fig.

ject beyond the periphery of said plate G and in which are secured the handles of the brushes K, which latter are adapted to enter the bottles L, while secured to the said plate G, adjacent each of said ports H, are the brushes M, which may be of suitable material so as to allow for a certain amount of play, it being seen that the bottles L are situated between said brushes M when in position with the brushes K on the interior thereof, it being noted that the said brushes M are preferably diametrically opposite to each other and that the said brushes M and L revolve with the plate G, but are stationary with respect to the bottle.

Suitably mounted with respect to the tank B is the fixed block or plate N, which is provided with a central bore R and a curved passage Q, which is in communication with the central bore P by the passage R, a suitable pipe S communicating with the said bore P and with a suitable source of supply in order to conduct suitable cleansing material into said passage R and the curved passage Q.

T and U designate. disks, which are suitably supported in order to turn freely with respect to the rest of the mechanism already described, each of which is provided with a sprocket-wheel V, to which power is applied in any suitable manner, in the present instance bythe chain W, said disks being so constructed as to contact with the sides of the bottle and the edges thereof being preferably provided with some resilient material A, such as rubber, in order not to break the bottles, said disks revolving in opposite direction to each other.

Secured to the tank is a track I3,upon which the bottoms of the bottles are adapted to rest when within the tank in order that the same will not leave the holders, said track being provided, if desired, with a suitable brush 0' in order to cleanse the bottle, it being further seen that in place of making a track B an equal distance with respect to the plate G I provide the same with raised portions D, whereby it will be seen that as the bottles are carried around by the plate G the'same will bear against the track B and the raised portions D, so that a reciprocating motion will be imparted to said bottles with respect to said plate G, which effect is evident, while in lieu of forming the brushes M of equal size I may make one side shorter, as E.

The operation is as follows: The bottles are placed in position between the brushes M or the brushes M and E, with the brushes K on the interior thereof, and motion is imparted to the various portions of the devicefor example, to the shaft E, which revolves the plate G and with it the brushes Mand K and the bottles L. Motion is also imparted at a difierent speed with respect to each other and with respect to the plate G to the disks T and U, the edges of which contacting with the bottle rotate the same with respect to the said brushes M and K, whereby it will be seenthat the brushes will be thoroughly washed on the exterior and interior and on the bottom by reason of the brushes (1. Water or other cleansing material meanwhile is introduced through the pipe S into the passage R and the curved passage Q, and as the said block N is stationary the passages H in the plate G will register with said curved passage Q at certain times during the revolution, whereby it will be seen that the cleansing material will pass from said passage Q through the ports or passages H and into the interior of the bottle, the introduction of the cleansing material into the bottles of course being stopped after the ports are closed. It will be seen that in this way the valve mechanism is obtained which is automatically opened and closed. It will further be evident that the bottles can be removed during the revolution of the plate G and a new one substituted as desired. It will be further evident that changes may be made by those skilled in the art which will come within the scope of my invention, and I do not, therefore, desire to be limited in every instance to the exact construction herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a bottle-washing machine, brushes adapted to receive and hold the bottles, means for rotating said brushes and with them the bottles, and means for revolving said bottles with respect to said brushes.

2. In a bottle-washing machine,bottle-hold ers, brushes on said holders adapted to con tact with the interior and exterior of the bottles, means for revolving the same, means for rotating said bottles with respect to said bottle-holders and brushes, and means for iniparting a reciprocating motion to said bottles with respect to said bottle-holders and brushes.

3. In a bottle-washing machine,bottle-holders, brushes on said holders adapted to contact with the interior and exterior of the bottles, means for revolving the same, means for rotating said bottles with respect to said bottle-holders and brushes, and means for conducting cleansing material to the interior of said bottle-holders and for automatically closing the supply thereof.

L. In a bottle-washing machine,bottle-holders, brushes on said holders adapted to contact with the interior and exterior of the bottles, means for revolving the bottles with respect to said bottle-holders and brushes, and a valve mechanism for automatically controlling the supply of cleansing material to said bottles and bottle-holders.

5. In a bottle-washing n1 achine,bottle-holders, means for revolving the same, means for rotating said bottles with respect to said bottle-holders, means for imparting a reciprocating motion to said bottles with respect to said bottle-holders, and a valve mechanism for automatically supplying cleansing material to the interior of said bottles.

6. In a bottle-washing machine, a tank, brushes suitably supported therein and adapted to receive a bottle, means for revolving said brushes with respect to said tank, and disks suitably supported and adapted to contact with said bottle for rotating the same with respect to said brushes.

7. In a bottle-washing machine, a tank, brushes suitably supported therein and adapted to receive a bottle, means for revolving said brushes with respect to said tank, and a track provided with means for imparting a reciprocating motion to the bottle with respect to said brushes.

8. In a bottle-washing machine, a tank, brushes suitably supported therein, means for revolving the same with respect to said tank, bottles adapted to be held adjacent said brushes, and disks suitably supported and adapted to contact with the bottle and means for imparting motion to said disks whereby said bottles are rotated with respect to said brushes.

9. In a bottle-washing machine, a tank, brushessuitablysupported therein and adapted to receive bottles, means for revolving said brushes with respect to said tank, and a block having suitable passages therein which are adapted to register with the communications to the interior of the bottles, whereby cleansing material is conducted thereinto.

10. In a bottle-washing machine, a tank, a plate suitably supported therein, means for revolving said plate, brushes connected with said plate, one of which is adapted to enter the bottle, ports in said plate communicating with the interior of said bottle and a block having a passage therein which is so situated as to register with said ports or passages in said plate, in order to conduct cleansing material to the interior of the bottle at a suitable time. v

11. In a bottle-washing machine, a tank, a plate secured therein, means for revolving said plate, brushes connected with said plate, one of which is adapted to be inserted in a bottle, ports in said plate, disks suitablysupported and adapted to contact with the sides of thebottle, means for rotating said disks independent of said plate, a block having a port therein adapted to register with the ports or passages in said plate and means for conducting cleansing material into said port, whereby cleansing material is supplied to the interior of the bottle at the proper time.

12. In a bottle-washing machine, bottleholders adapted to receive the bottles, means for rotating the said holders and with them the bottles; means for revolving said bottles with respect to said bottle-holders, and means for conducting cleansing material to the interior of the bottles when in position.

13. In a bottle-Washing machine, brushes adapted to receive and to hold the bottle and adapted to contact with the interior and exterior of the bottles when in position, means for rotating said bottles with respect to said brushes, means for imparting a reciprocating adapted to receive cleansing material,brushes suitably supported and adapted to receive a bottle and to rotate in said tank, whereby the bottles are carried through the cleansing material, and means for revolving said bottles with respectto said brushes, whereby the bottles are thoroughly cleansed.

15. In a bottle-washing machine, a tank adapted to receive cleansing material,brushes suitably supported and adapted to contact with the interior and exterior of said bottles, means for rotating said brushes and bottles with respect to said tank, whereby the said bottles pass through the cleansing material, means for revolving said bottles with respect to said brushes, and means for introducing suitable cleansing material into said bottles whereby the exterior and interior of said bottles are thoroughly cleansed.

WILLIAM J. CUNNINGHAM.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, WM. CANER WIEDERSHEIM. 

